Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
RUBY BRIDGESYou cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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I believe in my prayers.
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